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The 1968–69 Los Angeles Kings season was the second ever for the Los Angeles Kings in the National Hockey League. After finishing a surprising second place during the 1967–68 season, the Kings stumbled in their second regular season, finishing with a 24–42–10 record, good for 58 points and fourth place in the six-team Western Division. The Kings made the playoffs, losing in the West Division Final to the St. Louis Blues.
1968–69 Los Angeles Kings | |
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Division | 4th West |
1968–69 record | 24–42–10 |
Home record | 19–14–5 |
Road record | 5–28–5 |
Goals for | 185 |
Goals against | 260 |
Team information | |
General manager | Larry Regan |
Coach | Red Kelly |
Captain | Bob Wall |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Eddie Joyal (33) |
Assists | Real Lemieux (29) |
Points | Eddie Joyal (52) |
Penalty minutes | Dale Rolfe (85) |
Wins | Gerry Desjardins (18) |
Goals against average | Gerry Desjardins (3.26) |
The Kings acquired goaltender Gerry Desjardins from the Montreal Canadiens in June, giving up two first-round picks. Goaltender Terry Sawchuk was traded to the Detroit Red Wings in October for Jimmy Peters Jr. On the same day the Kings picked up goaltender prospect Wayne Thomas of the University of Wisconsin from the Toronto Maple Leafs. Desjardins would play the majority of games with Wayne Rutledge his main backup.
The Kings second season began with playoff expectations following a second-place finish in their inaugural season. The Kings played well enough at home to be competitive for a playoff spot, but they only won 5 road games all season.
Attendance for the season exceeded 300,000 for the first time over a 38-game home schedule.
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | DIFF | Pts | ||
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1 | St. Louis Blues | 76 | 37 | 25 | 14 | 204 | 157 | +47 | 88 |
2 | Oakland Seals | 76 | 29 | 36 | 11 | 219 | 251 | −32 | 69 |
3 | Philadelphia Flyers | 76 | 20 | 35 | 21 | 174 | 225 | −51 | 61 |
4 | Los Angeles Kings | 76 | 24 | 42 | 10 | 185 | 260 | −75 | 58 |
5 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 76 | 20 | 45 | 11 | 189 | 252 | −63 | 51 |
6 | Minnesota North Stars | 76 | 18 | 43 | 15 | 189 | 270 | −81 | 51 |
Vs. West Division
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Vs. East Division
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The Kings pulled off a first round upset, knocking off their in-state rivals the Oakland Seals in seven games in the NHL Quarter-finals. The Kings would then be swept by the St. Louis Blues in the West Division final. Bill Flett led all Kings playoff scorers with 7 points, while Eddie Joyal and Ted Irvine had 6 points each. Irvine had 5 goals to lead the club.
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Los Angeles Kings vs. Oakland Seals
Date | Away | Score | Home | Score | Notes |
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April 2 | Los Angeles | 5 | Oakland | 4 | (OT) |
April 3 | Los Angeles | 2 | Oakland | 4 | |
April 5 | Oakland | 5 | Los Angeles | 2 | |
April 6 | Oakland | 2 | Los Angeles | 4 | |
April 9 | Los Angeles | 1 | Oakland | 4 | |
April 10 | Oakland | 3 | Los Angeles | 4 | |
April 13 | Los Angeles | 5 | Oakland | 3 | |
Los Angeles wins best-of-seven series 4–3.
Los Angeles Kings vs. St. Louis Blues
Date | Away | Score | Home | Score | Notes |
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April 4 | Los Angeles | 0 | St. Louis | 4 | |
April 6 | Los Angeles | 2 | St. Louis | 3 | |
April 9 | St. Louis | 5 | Los Angeles | 2 | |
April 11 | St. Louis | 4 | Los Angeles | 1 | |
St. Louis wins best-of-seven series 4–0.
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Eddie Joyal | 73 | 33 | 19 | 52 | 24 |
Bill Flett | 72 | 24 | 25 | 49 | 53 |
Real Lemieux | 75 | 11 | 29 | 40 | 68 |
Ted Irvine | 76 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 47 |
Howie Hughes | 73 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 10 |
Lowell MacDonald | 58 | 14 | 14 | 38 | 10 |
Gord Labossiere | 48 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 12 |
Howie Menard | 56 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 31 |
Jimmy Peters | 76 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 28 |
Phil "Skip" Krake | 30 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 11 |
Doug Robinson | 31 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2 |
Ron Anderson | 56 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 26 |
Gary Croteau | 11 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
Bryan Campbell | 18 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Bill Inglis | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Gerry Foley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Marc Dufour | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Bill White | 75 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 38 |
Bob Wall | 71 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 16 |
Dale Rolfe | 75 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 85 |
Brent Hughes | 72 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 73 |
Larry Cahan | 72 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 76 |
Dave Amadio | 65 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 60 |
Jacques Lemieux | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Note: GP = Games played; MIN = Minutes; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average
Player | GP | MIN | W | L | T | SO | GAA |
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Gerry Desjardins | 60 | 3499 | 18 | 34 | 6 | 4 | 3.26 |
Wayne Rutledge | 17 | 921 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3.65 |
Jacques Caron | 3 | 140 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.86 |
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The Kings were involved in the following transactions during the 1968–69 season.[3]
May 20, 1968 | To Los Angeles Kings Skip Krake |
To Boston Bruins 1st round pick in 1970 – Reggie Leach |
June 11, 1968 | To Los Angeles Kings Gerry Desjardins |
To Montreal Canadiens 1st round pick in 1969 – Dick Redmond 1st round pick in 1972 – Steve Shutt |
June 11, 1968 | To Los Angeles Kings Myron Stankiewicz |
To St. Louis Blues Terry Gray |
July 1, 1968 | To Los Angeles Kings Larry Cahan |
To Montreal Canadiens Brian Smith Yves Locas |
September 30, 1968 | To Los Angeles Kings Gary Croteau Brian Murphy Wayne Thomas |
To Toronto Maple Leafs Grant Moore Lou Deveault |
October 10, 1968 | To Los Angeles Kings Jimmy Peters Jr. |
To Detroit Red Wings Terry Sawchuk |
November 12, 1968 | To Los Angeles Kings Ron Anderson |
To Detroit Red Wings Poul Popiel |
June 6, 1968 | To Vancouver Canucks (WHL) Brian Kilrea |
June 10, 1968 | From Montreal Canadiens Noel Price |
June 12, 1968 | To St. Louis Blues Myron Stankiewicz |
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality |
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1 | 7 | Jim McInally | ![]() |
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